A Hull toy store has issued an urgent warning for a popular product to be recalled amid fears it could tear open children’s flesh.

Smyths Toys, which operates a store in Clough Road, wants parents who have bought a Nerf Battle Racer to hand the product back in immediately and seek a refund, according to Birmingham Live.

The company says the product, which is essentially a go kart, poses a “laceration or collision hazard to young children” with stores advising parents to stop their children from playing with the toy immediately.

A statement on the Trading Standards website reads: "The steering wheel may detach, break or crack during use, posing a laceration or collision hazard to young children."

On the Smyths website, the kart is available for £199.99 and is recommended for children aged four and above.

Nerf Battle Racers are being recalled (Image: Smyths Toys)

It has ball bearing hubs for “friction free riding” and it holds up to four Nerf blaster guns which shoot out darts.

The warning only applies to certain batches of the product and they must have a manufacturing date between January 1, 2016, and March 21, 2017.

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This date can be discovered by looking at the product sticker which is underneath the seat of the kart.

Anyone with an affected product should contact Hauck, the toy’s manufacturer, to seek a replacement steering wheel. You contact the company on 01978 664362 between 9am and 5pm on weekdays or email info@hauckuk.com .